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Zimbabwe Farmers Evicted to Pave Way for Mugabe's Farm Expansion

About a hundred families are evicted from their farms to clear the way for an expansion of Grace Mugabe's rural operations

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World Food Program to Feed 1 Million Zimbabweans Through March

Aid relief worker Everson Ndlovu said some drought-prone regions recording little rains every year need to venture into cattle ranching

Dry Spell Caused by Tropical Cyclone Funso Devastates Zimbabwe Crops

Gwanda North lawmaker Thandeko Zinti Mkandla said Matabeleland South crops are almost a write-off at this point

Political Interference & Corruption Hinder Zimbabwe Fertilizer Distribution

Agriculture Committee member Moses Jiri said GMB boss Albert Mandizha told him the executive plans all of his programs

Shortages of Fertilizer Jeopardize Zimbabwe 2012 Maize Crop Yields

Parliamentary Agriculture Committee Chairman Moses Jiri said the shortage of Ammonium nitrate will hit 2012 maize crop yields

Zimbabwe Finance Minister To Use IMF Cash To Fund Infrastructure Projects

Biti said the Treasury will give monthly updates on the economy, budget, public investment and social service delivery

Zimbabwe Financial Experts Question Government’s Latest Agro-Finance Plan

Financial experts doubt investors will jump into agro-bills as they will have to count on farmers to make good on half of the debt

Poor children receive soup and bread from community and religious organizations in Durban, South Africa. (File Photo)

Study Finds Many South African Children Going Hungry

Country's chief statistician says a fifth of all children live in households that experience hunger

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